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V.A. (VARIOUS ARTISTS) (COMPILATIONS) - Music of Tanzania

Format: do-LP Label & Cat.Number: Sublime Frequencies SF096 Release Year: 2015 Note: field recordings of original Tanzanian music, sacred and profane songs, dances...recorded by LAURENT JEANNEAU 1999-2000 (who is also publishing as KINK GONG now); many of the recordings were made visiting small tribes or groups whose traditions go back to Stone Age....- like with all SUBLIME FREQ. vinyl releases, this comes with extremely beautiful / luxurious gatefold design Price (incl. 19% VAT): €33.50 Warning: Currently we do not have this album in stock! More Info "Music of Tanzania is a spectacular collection of field recordings gathered by Laurent Jeanneau between December 1999 and March 2000. This debut volume of Sublime Frequencies' exploration of indigenous Tanzanian music compiles sacred and profane songs and dances of the Hadza, Datoga, and Makonde people. Highlights include stoned ecstatic dancing in a Hadza encampment; a drunken celebration of preteen sexual initiation from a Makonde fishing village; baboon imitations performed on the malimba; electrified Islamic trance percussion; and useful tips for amateur hyrax hunters. Many of these poignant, exhilarating performances come from dwindling minority groups whose way of life stretches back to the Stone Age, and who are capable of creating breathtaking music with anything from agricultural tools to tin cans and plastic tubes. Laurent Jeanneau is absolutely fearless in his pursuit of rare, exceptional and vibrant performances. He views his ongoing documentation of ethnic minority music as an act of resistance to globalization, state-sanctioned "peasant traditions," and cultural homogeneity, and accordingly spends months living under harsh and dangerous conditions in order to capture impromptu performances in their everyday cultural context. Using this method, Jeanneau has self-produced almost 100 albums preserving threatened musical traditions from some of the most remote regions on earth, in addition to compiling multiple volumes for Sublime Frequencies. This limited edition double LP tip-on gatefold package includes striking photographs by James Stephenson and detailed liner notes by Jeanneau. Track Listing: Disc 1 Side A: Hadza (Northern Tanzania) 01. Sitoti Plays Malimba I 02:17 listen 02. Sitoti Plays Malimba II 06:07 listen 03. Malimba and Song 03:03 listen 04. Sitoti Plays Malimba and Sings 02:55 listen 05. Zeze and Song 05:01 listen Side B: Hadza, Datoga (Northern Tanzania) 06. Hadza Epeme I 08:28 listen 07. Hadze Epeme II 01:48 listen 08. Hadze Berimbau 04:21 listen 09. Datoga Troubadour 03:34 listen 10. Datoga Dance 02:14 listen Disc 2 Side C: Makonde (Southern Tanzania) 01. Makonde Ceremony 22:04 listen Side D: Mtwara (Southern Tanzania) 02. Muslim Ceremony I 03:36 listen 03. Muslim Cermony II 16:42 listen - Sublime Frequencies presents Music of Tanzania, the latest volume of field recordings from Laurent Jeanneau's extensive archive. - Stunning recordings made on location between December 1999 and March 2000, compiling sacred and profane songs and dances of the Hadza, Datoga, and Makonde people. - Highlights include stoned ecstatic dancing in a Hadza encampment; a drunken celebration of preteen sexual initiation from a Makonde fishing village; baboon imitations performed on the malimba; electrified Islamic trance percussion; and useful tips for amateur hyrax hunters. " www.sublimefrequencies.com